Theo Verschueren (born 27 January 1943) is a retired Belgian cyclist. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, in which he won the world championships in the professionals category in 1971 and 1972 and finished second in 1969, 1970 and 1974. During his career Verschueren took part in 67 six-day road races, winning the race of Antwerp in 1968 and 1972.
He married the daughter of Belgian cyclist Petrus Van Theemsche. He is not related to Adolph Verschueren, another motor-paced racing world champion from Belgium.
Major results
Track
1965
:1st Derny
:1st Madison (with Robert Lelangue)
2nd European Track Championships â Derny
2nd Six Days of Charleroi (with Norbert Seeuws)
3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Patrick Sercu & Emile Severeyns)
1966
2nd : - Madison(with Gilbert Maes)
1967
3rd : - Motor-paced
1968
1st European Track Championships â Derny
:1st - Derny
2nd - Motor-paced
3rd - Omnium
1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Emile Severeyns)
1969
2nd UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced
2nd European Track Championships â Derny
:1st Derny
:1st Motor-paced racing
3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Emile Severeyns)
1970
2nd UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced
2nd European Track Championships â Derny
:1st Derny
:1st Motor-paced racing
3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Rik Van Looy)
1971
1st UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced
1st European Track Championships â Derny
:1st Derny
:1st Motor-paced racing
:3rd Madison
3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Walter Godefroot)
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Julien Stevens)
1972
1st UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced
1st European Track Championships â Derny
1st Six Days of Antwerp (with René Pijnen & Leo Duyndam)
2nd
2nd - Madison
2nd Six Days of Groningen (with Graeme Gilmore)
1973
1st European Track Championships â Derny
2nd
:1st Derny
:1st Motor-paced racing
3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Norbert Seeuws & Walter Godefroot)
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Cees Stam)
1974
1st European Track Championships â Derny
2nd UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced
2nd - Motor-paced
Road
1962
1st
1963
1st
1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Amateurs
2nd
3rd
1964
1st Antwerpse Havenpijl
1st
2nd GP Flandria
1965
1st Stage 6 (TTT) Four Days of Dunkirk
1966
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Romandie
1st Omloop van de Westkust
2nd
1967
2nd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
3rd De Pinte
1968
1st GP Stad Sint-Niklaas
1972
1st Belsele-Puivelde
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